concussão
Portuguese, noun/kõ.kuˈsɐ̃w̃/
concussão is spelled C-O-N-C-U-S-S-Ã-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 42,362nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Concussão is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “concussion (an injury to part of the body, especially the brain)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “comoção forte”.
What does concussão mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconcussion (an injury to part of the body, especially the brain)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. comoção forte 2. extorsão, peculato, cometido por empregado público, no exercício das suas funções
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of concussão
- concussões plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce concussão?
- Brazil /kõ.kuˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [kõ.kuˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /kõ.kuˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to concussão
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is concussão in Portuguese?
concussão appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).